LAKE MICHIGAN

The many moods of Lake Michigan that are captured in these minimalistic images remind me of the spirit of painter Mark Rothko’s work, as they speak viscerally with just two elements: hue and texture. I love capturing these ephemeral moments as light and wind change the environment by the minute, and I am thankful for the privilege of calling this place my second home.

These images represent a small sampling of hundreds of quality Lake Michigan captures. If you don’t see what you need here, feel free to contact me.

Breakwater Lighthouse, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Breakwater Lighthouse, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Lake Michigan, Frankfort, MI

Louisiana

The images on this page were shot at the incredible Caddo Lake Cypress Swamp along the Louisiana-Texas border. This unique ecosystem boasts the largest cypress wetlands in the world at over 30 thousand acres and is the only natural lake in the state of Texas. My wife Lynne was born about forty minutes from here and we frequent the area when visiting family.

Cypress Trees:These Bald Cypress trees have lost all of their foliage but the Spanish Moss keeps them from looking completely barren.

I like how the winter vegetation creates what appears to be a floating island, although at a high cost. The vegetation, Giant Salvinia, is actually an invasive species from South America that has strangled many of the native plants here and at other wetlands throughout the southern United States.

What is better than an afternoon on my back in a canoe looking up at these trees?

Green Acres

Deshler, Ohio: This area of rural Ohio has some of the most fertile farmland in the country and as a result, a significant number of freight trains pass through the area with agricultural cargo. This was shot while working on a commercial video project for an agricultural, natural supplement company.

Deshler, Ohio — rye grass field before sunrise

Deshler, Ohio — Rye grass pollen sacks ready for harvest

Snow + Ice + Water

Lake Superior — Keweenaw Peninsula

The Niagra River – Lazy shutter, above the Falls

Point Betsie — spring melt (I think Zorro was here)

Porcupine Mountains — Presque Isle River

Acadia National Park – at Cadillac Mountain, the first place to view the sunrise in the U.S. (depending on the time of year)